text: NASDAQ:MSFT Microsoft Stock Forecast, Price & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Microsoft Co. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $207.82 +4.63 (+2.28 %) (As of 09/28/2020 06:45 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$202.54Now: $207.82▼$209.0450-Day Range$200.39MA: $211.79▼$231.6552-Week Range$132.52Now: $207.82▼$232.86Volume29.44 million shsAverage Volume41.08 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.57 trillionP/E Ratio36.14Dividend Yield0.98%Beta0.89 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Microsoft Corporation develops, licenses, and supports software, services, devices, and solutions worldwide. Its company's Productivity and Business Processes segment offers Office 365 commercial products and services, such as Office, Exchange, SharePoint, Skype for Business, Microsoft Teams, and related Client Access Licenses (CALs); Office 365 consumer services, including Skype, Outlook.com, and OneDrive; LinkedIn online professional network; and Dynamics business solutions comprising financial management, enterprise resource planning, customer relationship management, supply chain management, and analytics applications for small and medium businesses, large organizations, and divisions of enterprises. The company's Intelligent Cloud segment licenses server products and cloud services, such as SQL Server, Windows Server, Visual Studio, System Center, and related CALs, as well as Azure, a cloud platform; and enterprise services, including premier support and Microsoft consulting services to assist customers in developing, deploying, and managing Microsoft server and desktop solutions, as well as provides training and certification to developers and IT professionals. Its More Personal Computing segment offers Windows OEM, volume, and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; patent licensing, Windows Internet of Things, and MSN display advertising; devices comprising Surface, PC accessories, and other intelligent devices; Xbox hardware and software and services; and Bing and Bing Ads search advertising. It markets its products through original equipment manufacturers, distributors, and resellers; and online and Microsoft retail stores. Microsoft Corporation has collaboration with E.ON, NIIT Technologies Ltd., and CUNA Mutual Group; strategic alliance with Nielsen Holdings plc and PAREXEL International Corp.; and a strategic collaboration with Mastercard Incorporated. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingMicrosoft has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.97, and is based on 31 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $217.45, Microsoft has a forecasted upside of 4.6% from its current price of $207.82.Amount of Analyst CoverageMicrosoft has been the subject of 22 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 3.0 Community Rank Outperform VotesMicrosoft has received 2,831 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesMicrosoft has received 1,929 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentMicrosoft has received 59.47% "outperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Microsoft and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe MSFT will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe MSFT will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldMicrosoft has a dividend yield of 0.98%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthMicrosoft has been increasing its dividend for 10 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Microsoft is 35.42%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Microsoft will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.45% next year. This indicates that Microsoft will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Microsoft insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $35,247,737.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 1.39% of the stock of Microsoft is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions69.93% of the stock of Microsoft is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Microsoft are expected to grow by 12.21% in the coming year, from $6.39 to $7.17 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Microsoft is 36.14, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.67.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Microsoft is 36.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 58.11.Price to Earnings Growth RatioMicrosoft has a PEG Ratio of 2.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioMicrosoft has a P/B Ratio of 13.30. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.5Community Rank: 3.0Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.21 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Prepackaged software Sub-IndustrySystems Software SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:MSFT Previous Symbol CUSIP59491810 CIK789019 Webwww.microsoft.com Phone425-882-8080Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.50 Current Ratio2.52 Quick Ratio2.49Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio36.14 Forward P/E Ratio32.52 P/E Growth2.35 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$143.02 billion Price / Sales11.00 Cash Flow$7.63 per share Price / Cash Flow27.24 Book Value$15.63 per share Price / Book13.30Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$5.76 Net Income$44.28 billion Net Margins30.96% Return on Equity39.45% Return on Assets15.42%Miscellaneous Employees163,000 Outstanding Shares7,567,653,000Market Cap$1.57 trillion Next Earnings Date10/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $207.82 +4.63 (+2.28 %) (As of 09/28/2020 06:45 AM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive MSFT News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSFT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Frequently Asked Questions How has Microsoft's stock been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Microsoft's stock was trading at $153.63 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, MSFT stock has increased by 35.3% and is now trading at $207.82. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Microsoft? 34 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Microsoft in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 31 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Microsoft. When is Microsoft's next earnings date? Microsoft is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Microsoft. How were Microsoft's earnings last quarter? Microsoft Co. (NASDAQ:MSFT) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The software giant reported $1.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.34 by $0.12. The software giant had revenue of $38.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $36.59 billion. Microsoft had a net margin of 30.96% and a return on equity of 39.45%. View Microsoft's earnings history. How often does Microsoft pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Microsoft? Microsoft announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, November 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.56 per share on Thursday, December 10th. This represents a $2.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.08%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, November 18th. This is an increase from Microsoft's previous quarterly dividend of $0.51. View Microsoft's dividend history. How will Microsoft's stock buyback program work? Microsoft announced that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, September 18th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $40,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to buy up to 3.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued. What price target have analysts set for MSFT? 34 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Microsoft's stock. Their forecasts range from $158.00 to $260.00. On average, they anticipate Microsoft's stock price to reach $217.45 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 4.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Microsoft. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Microsoft stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Microsoft stock: 1. Fundamental Research analysts commented, "Fundamental Research Corp has issued a report entitled "Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) Rapid headway in cloud services and stable commercial business helping tech giant navigate through difficult times – Initiating Coverage" and dated June 17, 2020. The full report is now at www.researchfrc.com." (6/18/2020) 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Microsoft's fiscal third-quarter results benefited from momentum in Azure, impressive Teams user growth led by coronavirus-induced work-from-home wave and uptick in Surface devices. Moreover, the company is benefiting from growing user base of its different applications like Office 365 commercial, and Dynamics. Azure's expanding customer base remains a key catalyst. Furthermore, it is well poised to expand the total addressable market through acquisitions of GitHub and PlayFab. Notably, shares have outperformed the industry in the past year. However, weak job market and lower spend on advertising due to the coronavirus outbreak are likely to weigh on LinkedIn and Search revenues. Further, delays in consulting business contract renewals and supply chain constraints in China are anticipated to limit growth." (5/20/2020) Has Microsoft been receiving favorable news coverage? News articles about MSFT stock have been trending positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Microsoft earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the software giant a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Microsoft. Are investors shorting Microsoft? Microsoft saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 36,460,000 shares, an increase of 23.1% from the August 15th total of 29,630,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 35,810,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Currently, 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. View Microsoft's Short Interest. Who are some of Microsoft's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Microsoft include Oracle (ORCL), ServiceNow (NOW), VMware (VMW), Fortinet (FTNT), Symantec (SYMC), Proofpoint (PFPT), Qualys (QLYS), CommVault Systems (CVLT), Progress Software (PRGS) and FalconStor Software (FALC). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Microsoft own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Microsoft investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Micron Technology (MU), General Electric (GE), Tesla (TSLA), Walt Disney (DIS), Intel (INTC), Canopy Growth (CGC), Netflix (NFLX) and Visa (V). Who are Microsoft's key executives? Microsoft's management team includes the following people: Mr. Satya Nadella, CEO & Director (Age 52)Mr. Bradford L. Smith, Pres & Chief Legal Officer (Age 60)Mr. William Henry Gates III, Co-Founder, Technology Advisor & Non-Independent Director (Age 64)Ms. Amy E. Hood, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 47)Mr. Jean-Philippe Courtois, Exec. VP and Pres of Microsoft Global Sales, Marketing & Operations (Age 58) What is Microsoft's stock symbol? Microsoft trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MSFT." Who are Microsoft's major shareholders? Microsoft's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (8.35%), FMR LLC (3.13%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.12%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (0.78%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.51%) and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.43%). Company insiders that own Microsoft stock include Amy Hood, Bradford L Smith, Christopher C Capossela, Emma N Walmsley, Frank H Brod, Jean Philippe Courtois, Kathleen T Hogan, Margaret L Johnson and Satya Nadella. View institutional ownership trends for Microsoft. Which major investors are selling Microsoft stock? MSFT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Coatue Management LLC, FIL Ltd, and Viking Global Investors LP. 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Welcome to Watch List, where we identify five things on TV to watch while you stay at home and recover from the Great Earthquake Of '011. You will remember where you were when your picture frame shook ever so slightly, I tell you. LET'S GO!
BURIED TREASURE – 8:00PM (FOX) FOX's new show features former "Antique Roadshow" stars and Sotheby's appraisers Leigh and Leslie Keno as they travel around the country digging through people's houses and finding valuable crap for the owners to sell. And you may have to suspend your disbelief for this particular show, because I don't know how likely it is that the twins will just "happen" to stumble upon a $50,000 Ming dynasty armoire in some random Arkansas trailer without a little bit of goosing from the FOX production design department. ANTICIPATION: YARD SALE!
AlternateHistory – 10:00PM (Spike) There's no space in the title of this new show, because spaces are FOR THE WEAK. Anyway, "AlternateHistory" joins the likes of "Deadliest Warrior" in the hypothetical reality genre. For the premiere, the show examines what the world would be like if the Nazis had won! ANTICIPATION: NAZIS!
TOP CHEF: JUST DESSERTS – 10:00PM (Bravo - an NBC/Universal network) Gail Simmons is back for this pastry-only competition between a group of aspiring dessert chefs, each one bitchier than the last. Tonight's dessert has a fairy tale theme, so I fully expect my edible Snow White to have a delicious fondant topping. ANTICIPATION: FOOD PORN!
SLAMMED: INSIDE INDIE WRESTLING – 10:00PM (NatGeo - an NBC/Universal network) For every oiled up WWE wrestler you see on TV, there are thousands of aspiring indie wrestlers hoping to one day take their place. Tonight, you'll learn about some of these wrestlers, and some of the extreme stunts they pull (barbed wire, leaps from stacked tables) in the hopes of making the big time. It ain't pretty. ANTICIPATION: FOREIGN OBJECTS!
HAPPY ENDINGS – 9:30PM (ABC) A new episode of a scripted show on network TV! Breathe it in! ANTICIPATION: FUNNY!

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It is almost May and boy am I glad. The sun shines and makes me oh so happy. The girls are getting bigger and everyone is happy and healthy, so life is good. Honestly, it has been a bit tough here and there with two kids though. You don't really understand how hard it is to be in this position until you are already there and it's too late. Not that I'd take it back, it's all worth it, but definitely hard. Ava is pretty colicky at night which is rough, but during the day she is smiley and happy and makes the evenings all worth it. Jocelyn is into her tantrums these days but we get through them. Her favorite thing right now is The Lion King and we often catch her singing "poon tada!," which is Hakuna Matada. Its pretty dang cute.
Rob's work is still going well, it's awesome having him at home. Oh, and I got a haircut. And I'm still feeling pretty fat these days. Rob and I went clothes shopping last night and after trying on a billion shirts I only came home with one. Depressing. But I've decided to start training for a 5K which will be good for me. Wish me luck. Hopefully I'll be all sorts of skinny and hot in a few months. Gol, this blog post is really scattered and random. Ah, such is life.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Life goes on
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Friday, April 17, 2009
snow, snow, go away, come again another day
These pictures were taken forever ago, like probably two months ago when we went to see the chickens near our house. Jocelyn was wearing short sleeves. Why is this weather playing games with my heart? A few weeks ago I took the girls to the park and got a sunburn. Now it's all stupid and snowy again. What the? I think that is what Jocelyn is saying in this picture, so I found it appropriate to post. :)
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Two charged: Decoy deer loses tail in sting
An Albemarle Sheriff's Office decoy deer had its tail shot off December 15 in an operation in which two people were arrested for alleged spotlighting and a third–- a pregnant juvenile–- may face charges.
"Can you imagine what they thought when that tail flew up in the air about 12 feet?" asks Sheriff Chip Harding, who observed the operation from about 75 feet away. He says the alleged shooter in the car's passenger seat used a 12-gauge shotgun to blast the fake Bambi.
The deer sting was in response to complaints from landowners in the Carter's Bridge area on Route 20 south, says Harding.
Richard Todd Besecker, 18, and Thomas Allen Bollinger, 29, racked up nine hunting violations along with marijuana possession and destruction of property charges. The pregnant juvenile, scheduled to give birth in about 10 days, was driving the car, says Harding.
"Embarrassment," says Harding, "is part of my pledge to prevent or deter people from engaging in this behavior."
As for the deer decoy, which also lost a battery pack to buckshot, "It's in the hospital right now," says Harding. "It'll be up and moving soon."
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Amazing how a story about catching poachers has degraded into a whinefest by individuals who are running on sour grapes. Oh well, I love a good "discussion".
Quote: ââ?¬Å?I hate all volunteer organizations. They are the biggest waste of money and time...."
Just to show you how ignorant this comment is; how many individuals in these United States owe their very lives to "Volunteer Organizations"? How many communities would not exist without the Volunteer Firefights, EMTs, Civil Airmen, State Militia, Reserve Officers/Deputies, Search-and-Rescue Members, etc.
As far as his comment: "Local volunteer organizations should be governed and regulated by the county Board of Supervisors. They are the experts." Did anyone notice how well these "experts" handled the recent snow storm? Notice how the main roads outside of Albemarle County and inside Charlottesville City seemed to be in much better condition than those within the County?
I've been involved in dozens of Search-and-Rescue missions over the years and I don't recall ever seeing any of these "Experts" suiting-up, throwing a pack over their shoulders, and voluntarily giving up their own earned vacation to search for those lost or missing. So much for trusting such "Experts" to run an honest-to-goodness community-based program.
FWIW, I have been a part of an organization that is composed of nothing but VOLUNTEERS for more than 26-years. It's called the UNITED STATES ARMY. This includes work as a Paratrooper, Aviator, and Civil Affairs Officer in direct support of Special Operations Forces. In case you weren't aware of it, the UNITED STATES MILITARY is made up of nothing but VOLUNTEERS. Most of these are not lifers but only want to serve their country and their community just like most of the rank-and-file of the Albemarle County Reserve Deputies. In fact, the current roster includes quite a few Veterans of all the branches of our military to include those who are retired.
For FWIW, I have over 8-years' experience as a Reserve Deputy and at one time provided Mr. Larry "I Hate Volunteers" Claytor with the back-up he needed to catch a hit-and-run driver. This occurred while I was on my way to my full-time job and ON MY OWN TIME.
To those who have not done their homework, the percentage of "loose cannons" in any Reserve LEO organization is not very different from the Full-time LEO ranks. The biggest difference is most of the volunteers are driven to do their assigned duties in the service of their communities either FOR NOTHING or out AT THEIR OWN PERSONAL EXPENSE. This included paying for my own way and devoting my own time to attend the same Police Academy as the full-time LEOs. For most of us, our primary motivation is nothing more than the belief that we should try to make a difference within our own communities.
Being a ââ?¬Å?Professional" does not mean that you get paid for the performance of your duty. It means that you handle yourself with the proper amount of decorum both in public and on a public forum (such as this). Now you know why Larry C. was not elected as the Albemarle Country Sheriff's Office at least THREE TIMES.
Everyone have a safe and Merry Christmas!!
Fake Gasbag Self Ordained Expert and CC, are you two having fun?
Or I suppose it's entirely possible that perhaps CC actually thought I had made the remark dated Dec 22, 2009 at 10:50 p.m. HAHAHA!
Former_Volunteer, correct. Full time has as many loose cannons as the auxiliary. If not more. I would bank on full time actually having more.
At least the guy will have a story to tell at his white trash chrismas...(assuming he will be free on bond to poach a tree)
I see by the comments here that Albemale & Charlottesville liberal folks are still trashing police and Sheriff staff whether they are active or reserve. When are the rest of you all going to learn you have let too many Yankees and Hippies to live here. The libs are messing up everything. Next the libs will be teaching us to hate ourselves because they have trashed just about everything there is to destroy our faith in here in America. Send them back to Detroit, New York, Boston and Los Angeles for punishment so they can be bored with themselves. Nothing left to trash there!
I hate all volunteer organizations. They are the biggest waste of money and time. Local volunteer organizations should be governed and regulated by the county Board of Supervisors. They are the experts. I am also an idiot, who likes insulting good citizens almost as much a urinating into the wind.
I'm a brainless idiot with no balls. If I had balls, I wouldn't hide behind a Username and bash honest hard working good people on web blogs. If I had the balls... oh if I only had the balls.
quote: "After extensive state certified training they are sworn in and provide back up support for all Sheriff Office functions."
That statement is very misleading and bothers me somewhat if it is on the website. The auxiliary deputies do not attend a state run training facility and receive state certification at the completion of said mandated training.
The statement simply says that state certified training is passed on to them. And it's passed on to them by the full time state certified deputy sheriffs within the department.
quote: "This action by the Sherifff's Dept was all over the news before they implimented the decoy"Š"Š"Š"Š"
It's no different than the dumbies who ran through radar after the city police ctually published where they were setting up in the past. :)
Double dippers? That's quite a scheme he's got working there. "After twenty(? -I'm guessing) short years, I'll move on to a new job after being passed over for the Charlottesville police chief job."
I guess he should be more shiftless. That's the American way, right? I mean, he hasn't even sued anyone.
So, he cleverly advanced the DNA work for his personal benefit? That's about the saddest, most cynical thing a former law enforcement person could say.
Get a life.
This action by the Sherifff's Dept was all over the news before they implimented the decoy............jacking deer is a way of life for the not so smart
Chip Harding is well qualified for the position he holds. Larry Claytor, his opponent in the last sheriff's election, was well qualified as well of course.
Then we come down to reality of "qualifications" required to hold the position of Sheriff. And the fact is that anybody who runs for office and wins the sheriff's election is qualified. As long as the voters elect the person, the person can be a one armed quadriplegic with an IQ of 56 and no prior law enforcement experience whatsoever.
I do agree with Larry though, some of the auxiliary deputies in local departments in this area are nothing short of an unopened can of worms as far as liability is concerned. Had one flipping his badge and messing with me one evening until he found out who I was and the fact that I knew just a tad bit more about the law than he did. I referenced the specific motor vehicle code section involved for him and told him he needed to study it very carefully when he got home.
Okay, so how exactly does this article devolve into the qualifications of the law enforecement guys? People shooting deer out of season or spotlighting them is supposed to be the story. I have known about this "sting" for sometime and have give a little advice on how to make it move for realism. Now I would be curious how one of these guys didn't get a statutory rape charge vis a vis the "pregnant juvy". Or is that law not enforced if you are spotlighting deer? And by the way Gasbag. You cannot be a "one armed quadraplegic". It's impossible. Quad means 4. That means all four are either missing or are paralyzed. And "Larry C." sounds a lot like a disgruntled deputy by that name.
quote: "I see by the comments here that Albemale & Charlottesville liberal folks are still trashing police and Sheriff staff whether they are active or reserve."
I do. When they deserve it. Like when they tase a handcuffed drunk in the back that was outrunning a small army of cops. If we don't have at least one cop who can catch a handcuffed drunk in a foot race, they need trashing.
Now speaking of auxiliary deputies, or "reserves" if you prefer, most of them do an excellent job. And they do it for free. But, just like full time cops, the reserves have a few loose cannons as well.
quote: "...please review this good man's contributions to the community of many years of service."
Observer, this is certinly true. But Chip Harding is in a very elite club. He is therefore well compensated for his efforts. What is this club you might ask? The "double dippers". He is receiving a city retirement check each month, and will soon also receive a county retirement check each month as well . If this is what he planned with all his DNA work, and "name recognition" paying off during the sheriff's election, more power to him! He sure beat the system as far as I am concerned. In other words, he did good, and we are paying him good.
Couldn't be put any better ohno 50 I just hope and pray that ole Santa clause brings fartbag and Larry the unable guy some attention cause obviously they are lacking due to bashing hardworking people remember Fellas none of us her on earth are capable of judging others especially till you walk a mile in ones boots
Mr/Mrs/Miss for the record, please forgive me for asking this this question. Were you awarded a high school diploma in either Charlottesville or Albemarle County? Or anywhere for that matter?
Larry c. states: "There are armed people in the Sheriff's Office who look just like ââ?¬Å?real law enforcement" who have no greater training than anyone else on the street."
The Albemarle County Sheriff's Office states on its website:
"The Reserve Division is made up of forty dedicated volunteers that have met the same basic hiring requirements as full time officers. They pay for their own uniforms and firearm. After extensive state certified training they are sworn in and provide back up support for all Sheriff Office functions."
This information should clarify things for Larry C. Hopefully he will refrain from sharing misinformation in the future.
quote: "That's about the saddest, most cynical thing a former law enforcement person could say."
Hang around. I'm sure I'll amaze you even more in future threads.
quote: "So, he cleverly advanced the DNA work for his personal benefit?"
Maybe. Had a sheriff not long ago who likes to think he did great things with the neighborhood watch program. And all he wanted in return for it was "name rocognition".
I find it hard for you to believe that elected officials do plan ahead many years before even seeking any particular office. Name recognition is better than all the yard signs and bumper stickers in the world. A candidate in the latest city sheriff's election thought "name recognition" was easily going to carry him to home plate.
quote: "....being passed over for the Charlottesville police chief job."
I like Chip Harding. He's OK. He'll do OK as county sheriff, it's not much to the job anyway. But I don't think he's "police chief" material. And obviusly the city agrees with me.
Longo on the other hand is "police chief" material. IMHO, he'll be fine until he lets a few liars and a few rookies take him down.
It is against the law period to spotlight. So I am a little confused as to why this story was turned around to bash the sheriff department. If another department did this would they be bashed as well or do people making comments have personal issues with certain people in the department. No one on this earth does a perfect job. There is always something that someone does not like. All departments here and any other state have a few officers that maybe should not be doing that kind of work. As a matter of fact every employment has people like that. For those who are bashing, I pray that you never have a huge deer outside of your house that someone spotlights on and shots and it hits your house. How would you feel then. Would you take up for the sheriff department or police department who try and stop those guys or say it's okay I can fix the house to the one who shot it. I am not a officer and I can't say that I know everything about the law and I am not pretending that I do know everything like other people are on here. If you were not there then you don't know who was and how many reserve deputies it was compared to full time guys. Is there a difference in those guys to you or is everyone the same? It seems to me that maybe people are jealous because they are not the sheriff and getting attention or people are just bored and want to put comments on here to get them self attention. As for the guys being embarrassed, they should be because like someone else said above, it was all over the news and people were warned about, so if you are stupid enough to try it anyway then you take what you get.
For all you people who think you know stuff about the sheriffs office i hate to tell you this but, you dont have any idea what you are talking about i.e Larry C. who im positive has more then just a personal problem with the sheriffs office, sounds more like jealousy to me.
You aparantly know nothing about the sheriffs office.
my father is a reserve officer and let me tell you they are well trained and well qualified for the jobs they do. And when they are on the job there is ALWAYS a full time officer with them, for 'just in case' purposes. But they are ALL trained and qualified. The reserves do all the same training a real officer would do minus the police acadamy, but they still get the same training, and the same qualifications.
And Locust Ave. Guy- Chip Harding does infact have a background in law enforcement. Look it up.
And i might as well add the fact that the reserves are VOLUNTEERS who pay for their uniforms and go through all the training to do their work for FREE. thats dedication. and if you have a proplem with that then why dont YOU become a reserve and walk a mile in their shoes. Dont judge something you have never experienced and that you dont understand.
Larry C. says "if you are over 65 years of age, over 65 pounds overweight, and have an IQ of about 65, you too can become a Reserve" according the the sheriffs office the requirements to be a reserve are as followed:
-At least 21 years of age
-Meet the same standards as if applying for a full-time paid deputy position.
-H.S. Diploma or G.E.D.
-Valid driver's license
-No criminal record
-Good character
-Good health
-Citizen of the United States
Good health means not 65 pounds over weight so looks like you were wrong there. Meet the same standards as if applying for a full-time paid deputy position. hmm would you look at that. they have to meet the same standards as the full time PAID deputy positions. And if you received a high school diploma or even a GED then you most likely have a IQ way over 65. I think some of yall need to go to the sheriffs office website and read up on their information and requirements. it might do you some good and teach you a few things about our Sheriffs office, a few things you were misinformed about.
Steve, the biggest hurdle is admitting you have a problem. Congratulations on taking that first step.
I just had to add that contrary to what Larry C. posted there are those who are in the Albemarle County Sheriff's Office Reserve who are Certified Law Enforcement, having attended the same DCJS Academy and training as he did. FWIW.
I can't even begin to tell you what an embarassment it is for these guys because they were arrested by Sheriff Reserve Officers who quite literally have nearly no training whatsoever and certainly are NOT certified law enforcement. Basically, if you are over 65 years of age, over 65 pounds overweight, and have an IQ of about 65, you too can become a Reserve. Plan on looking just like the Full-Timers, but you'll have no clue what you're doing and you'll be sure to be knee deep in a future civil suit.
Yeah, Larry, Chip Harding has no background in law enforcement, and I'm not sure how he managed to get that advanced degree either.
I have a hunch he wasn't out there with a bunch of bumbling fools.
Literacy is an important right to all Americans. Unfortunately, folks like Locust Ave. Guy can't seem to master it. "Reserves" is the key here. Reserve Officers derive their "powers" from the Sheriff. They need not have anything else, literally. A Reserve Deputy Sheriff needs only the approval from the Sheriff to practice law enforcement as no training or any other criteria is required. THAT'S THE PROBLEM! There are armed people in the Sheriff's Office who look just like "real law enforcement" who have no greater training than anyone else on the street. Feel safe yet? And here's the zinger - the Reserves principally run the Game Enforcement operations. Throw into that the fact that, in this situation, the task was to catch poachers (i.e. people known to have guns and willingness to use them carelessly) and do you honestly think this isn't an accident waiting to happen when an untrained, unskilled, and unprepared non-law enforcement officer is quite literally within range of someone shooting an active firearm in the middle of the night and they are asked to deal with them? This is laughable. Good thing the Sheriff showed up for the photo-op though. After all, he doesn't even need to do that as he signed up for getting the job done, not necessarily doing anything himself. That's the beauty of the Sheriff's Office. He doesn't need to come to work - ever - but he is held accountable for meeting the demands of the county and state. How do you give that impression? Answer: By being around when the cameras are out and you've got the toothless bad guy in the shiny bracelets.
Did I miss the pic of the toothless bald guy?
my oh my, i cant read, apologies
i guess literacy is my problem
Mr/Mrs/Miss Just Me, I am gonna jump in with both feet as soon as I see Larry C. say anything that's not totally accurate. Even if he is a "disgruntled deputy", I have yet to see Larry C. say anything that's even remotely less than accurate.
I once worked for a sheriff that could only be located if he knew the media or cameras were going to be around. :)
Well, you could still be paralyzed from the neck down and have only one arm couldn't you? God I hate to agree with gasbag, but he is right about SOME of the reserve deputies.....Don't let it go to your head GSOE. I particularly like the part about working the Carters bridge area due to complainants. The good sheriff probably doesn't realize that the owner of that farm or the farm next door bought that mechanical deer for the sheriff's office about 6 years ago and they always put it up near that persons farm.
GSOE, did you check out my shout out?
Like that I <3 JADE blogger, you better
Check yourself before I wreck your stealth.
maybe we could rent the deer for tigers next batchelor party...
did you say it moves?????
For the sake of the peanut gallery here, maybe you two brilliant guys could explain why you're no longer working in law enforcement. I know, I know, it's not anything you did.
Mr Harding - Thank You
For those idiots who do not know, please review this good man's contributions to the community of many years of service.
We need more Chip Hardings. The cheap shots are not appreciated by the community. If we were to add up the accomplishments of these critics I doubt we could impress a 5 year old.
Mr. Harding, please forgive these guys.
For the record there were 4 fulltime officers as well ar the sheriff with numerous other so called untrained reserved deputies so unless you actually know what your talking about most times its best you not because we all know what opinions are like and it seems quite a few of you not only have one but are one no replies necessary unless you just plain have no life or were a sipopter of poor disgruntled Larry c
Larry C. and Fartbag sound like they are very knowledgeable about the Reserve Division and the Sheriff's Office (NOT!). It sounds like they were not qualified or turned down to be Reserve Deputies. Don't be jealous guys, just keep applying maybe one day the Sheriff will lower his standards and hire you. As far as Chip Harding goes"Š he is a working man's sheriff. It doesn't get any better. He's all about getting the job done effectively and efficiently. Don't confuse Chip with the previous sheriff. The previous sheriff was a TRUE politician. When he wasn't backing out of buildings, he spent his time sitting on boards and having meetings just to have meeting. Larry C. and Fartbag sound like they are very familiar with how the Sheriff's Office used to be. Chip's a different kind of sheriff. He has morals and standards.
Here's the simple solution, run for Sheriff on the next election.


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I Took the Locavore Challenge (Sort of)
Move over, Barbara Kingsolver, she of the best-selling book about eating local for a year. This weekend I took the local challenge, at least for one dinner. But I may have screwed up, so I need a collective ruling from the Serious Eats community. Have mercy, and please show some compassion.
On Saturday, I cooked my wife what I thought was a locavore's delight: great, bicolor corn from Locust Grove Farm in the Hudson River Valley that was sweet and corny rather than just stabbingly sweet; red heirloom tomatoes from Locust Grove, alternating on the plate with stunning yellow tomatoes from Yuno Farm in Bordentown, New Jersey; and excellent sweet Italian turkey sausage from DiPaola Poultry Farm, from the southern New Jersey town of Hamilton. All I did was boil the corn, slice the tomatoes, and brown the sausage in a sauté pan for ten minutes on each side on low heat. For dessert we had perfect raspberries (also from Locust Grove) and creamy Fage Greek yogurt, which I thought was made in another borough of New York, Queens.
I was feeling particularly proud (and full) until the nagging doubts started.
I used a little bit of extra-virgin olive oil from Spain in the sauté pan to keep the turkey sausage from sticking. I don't think olive oil made from locally grown olives exists in the northeastern United States. The Fage yogurt turns out to be made in Greece and is distributed by a company in Woodside, Queens. The final slap in my locavore face was the sprinkling of Malden sea salt that added just the right saline flavor to the sweet and gently acidic tomatoes. I'm afraid Malden is in England, which would certainly fit into no one's idea of local, unless you are from Malden or near it.
So I ask you, Serious Eaters: Is there a Locavore Court of Appeals? Can anyone tell me the name of a good locavore defense lawyer? I believe I have a very strong case here.
There is no local olive oil in New York state. I suppose the locavore judge could say that I could have used butter instead, but it has a much lower burning temperature and, besides, I'm watching my cholesterol. I could claim deceptive marketing practices on the part of the Fage people, but then again, I could have used the other Greek-style yogurt I occasionally buy in my local market, which is made in Astoria, Queens, a mere 15 miles from my house. The Malden sea salt may be hard to justify, but it's so good on sliced local tomatoes. Plus, I don't know of an enterprising Brooklynite trying to harvest Coney Island sea salt, but I know that day is surely coming soon.
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DECO -- a period in history. A style. AND a shop.
According to Wikipedia, Art Deco was a popular international art design movement from 1925 until the 1940s, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional, and modern.
Now, the art deco style has merged into the giant category of what we call "retro". But, even though it gets group in with other vintages, it has it's own flavor. And while you CAN pair DECO's lovely jewelry with obvious 20s and 30s garb, you can wear it in many other ways. Have a simple little black dress? What a wonderful way to add some panache.
Shown above is the Maraschino set, one of my favorites. The necklace is not only lovingly made, it has a quirky asymmetrical touch that I love. Fun and ladylike -- playful and fetching. All good Deco period adjectives.
Memories is a similar style in gold. The pendant holds a pastoral landscape scene -- perhaps a loved ones birthplace. The skulls add a dark quality echoing the mourning jewelry of earlier decades.
This set called Charming includes the cute little black bows I seem to be attached to. It also includes a bit of the darker side a la Deco :D. Look oh so closely and you will see -----
just what is in those tiny frames. Arsenic and Old Lace was written at the end of the Art Deco period.
This is just a small selection of the very unusual jewelry you can find at DECO. There are several shops, but why not visit the new Festivale sim and see what you can find.
Hair by Excile.
Oscar Trivia Hunting
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Monday, June 29, 2009
Isn't this a beautiful necklace set? It can be yours if you have good hunting skills and some movie memories. Something new at The French Farm -- an Oscar trivia hunt.
For the next three days starting at 6 pm SL Monday eve, this prize from Dryad Designs is for you IF you are good enough to find the Oscar Statue and answer the question.
That's really all I know, just being the messenger and all, but if you get stumped on the trivia after finding the statue, you "might" find the answer in the Internet Movie Database. Just in case ya didn't know about that. It's a handy site and I use it now and then to figure out just where I saw so-in-so and in what TV show or film :D.
Good hunting!
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The Hunt For The Oscars --
Not only will this be a treasure hunt but a continuing treasure - trivia hunt until every store on both sims have had an Oscar in the store. At last count that is about 48.
THERE will be 1 Oscar with a movie related trivia question inside placed out every 3 days at 6:00 PM SL time starting this Friday, June 26th.
It is up to you to locate the OSCAR STATUE and answer the MOVIE related trivia question it will ask you to receive the gift.
Sweater from CS Fandango. Pose by Tuli.
Hair Fair 2009
So --- I finally made it over to Hair Fair 2009. You'll most likely be glad to know this is not a post on my favorites hairs of the fair :D. The event has been well covered and hopefully if you wanted to go, you were able to get in and do a bit of shopping. I didn't ramble or wander at the fair. While much better than reported last week, it was still slow loading even with a great ISP connection.
I'm sure there have been hundreds of post on the this year's crowning glory event, most positive and some -- not so much. I have commented on other blogs and won't go into my personal opinion here except to say we still don't seem to be learning. I am not the ARC (avatar rendering cost) police and I'm honestly not sure how well it works. I will say that going to any crowded place decked out in accessory prims is just plain dumb.
I put forth the idea of not having free stuff out for the first week of the next fair so that the real shoppers can do what they want to do -- shop. The shoe fair last year was mandated giftless and was a much more pleasant place to visit. You could actually move and see things and BUY if you wanted. The people I watched today were simply going from store to store and buying each and every free or dollarbie they could find. They were not getting samples. They were most likely not even seeing rezzed posters. So let the freebie hunters come week two or for three days -- or, well just think about it oh great coordinators :D.
I had two stops on my short list for the hair fair. And yes, I was heading for the gifts. I can shop for hair at my leisure when it gets into the various stores. My first stop was Mela's shown above. I wanted to pick up the ghettoblaster poses and they are indeed fun. There is a bonus of some hair in the box also. A good dollar spent.
Next stop, Tekeli-li who I simply adore. I wear my other gifts and purchases often so I know they have lasting power -- at least for me. Not only did I find another scripted hair (Nixie) in the gift box, there were three fun pet fish -- also scripted. Watch for them in my next underwater bikini shoot *wink*. The hair has lots of change options and I played around a bit to get this look. The good news is that the hair itself is mod so you can rename your copy to "light brown pastel pink accents" or whatever and not have to start all over again the next time you need that color. Yeah! Some scripted earrings and hair sticks are also included in the treasure chest of goodies.
That's my brief report. Enjoy the last days of the fair. You will most likely be able to get in now.
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One of my biggest thrills is to teleport to a landmark I've described in part as "photo op" and be greeted with something new. Even better when it is something wonderfully new. The excitement is rampant. Well maybe not for you -- but for me. I'm not telling where this is, but I will give a hint that the store in the vicinity has always had striking builds and has always -- as long as I've been coming anyway -- been attracted to dramatic black and white. I couldn't have stumbled upon a more perfect backdrop for this post. Happy dance.
The outfit above is the Lemania Indigo's Divine Divas group gift for this week. Taking its inspiration from the artist, Escher; it comes with sculpty skirt and shawl, black leggings, a bangle and even shoes. I opted for my new boots from Lya, complete with lace trim. So cute!
Another black and white beauty (also free) is from Ora Trei Designs. Harlequin is it's name and it carries the theme of fun and sauciness. The cute bow in back adds a playful touch and the edging finishes the bodice beautifully. Find it near the entrance on a large poster vendor.
Boots by Dilly Dolls.
Last stop on the accented neutral color scheme tour is Tasha Designs where you can pick up these shiny and sexy boots for free. A mixture of sculpties and textures they fit over knees without adding a couple of kilos. Slim is good :D. Find them near the entrance to the store in a vendor behind other versions of this same boot. The prices are a bargain, so feel free to stock up in your favorite colors.
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Celebrating in Bill
You may have heard that Starlust A La Mode opened last eve. I skipped the excitement for some RL R and R, but took an early morning tour and definitely liked what I found. Mostly I liked the bridge. No, not all the goodies currently ON the bridge although that's great and I'll get to those. I simply enjoyed the very HIGH bridge over the waters. I relished the feeling of really being there, the levels the landscape presented -- and the lagoon. I loved the lagoon.
While I am excited about the photo ops, I'm guessing you are most interested in the shopping and the celebratory goodies. Both are plentiful! Currently ( I have no idea for how long) there are opening gifts (mostly dollarbies in gift boxes) on the bridge. Since I have been working very hard this month to pare down my inventory, I only picked up a few. You could easily come, spend $25 or so and take the rest of the morning, afternoon or eve trying on the different delights.
The only dollarbie I purchased was from KENZIE&CO (main store SLURL). I read her post on the feed yesterday and that seemed like a good choice. The photos above are just a small sampling of the items. Lots of very nice clothes fill the tightly packed folder. You can find the vendor poster in the middle of the bridge HERE.
The sim is still very busy at the moment so be patient with the graaaaaayness. Or go have a cup of coffee while it clears. That's a plan.
Hair by Tiny Bird. Poses by LAP.
Reflections: Festivale
I tend to measure my time in our virtual world by changes. Each time an exciting new item comes into my life, I reflect on the old favorites that came before it. Content creators grow and improve and the landscape shifts. Sims disappear in a blink of an eye to take on a new look and sometimes a new role.
A couple of weeks ago Long Awkward Pose members received an unexpected note that Festivale was closing for a time. Just a little while. Nothing to worry about and certainly DON'T panic *wink*. Then a few days ago another note came stating that all was well and new and good -- and that the sim had been rebuilt from the ground up.
A new Festivale awaited, and while I was sad to say good-bye to my memories of the carnival and the hippie camp, the circus tents and the antique plane -- there were new vistas to explore.
The sim is still filled with old favorites as well as some new shops that I may simply have missed in my rush to get to the latest poses at the LAP store. Color still abounds but it is framed by majestic snow capped mountains and modern shopping promenades.
Some of my favorite shops are in Festivale. LAP of course with the first poses in my collection and still the record holder in number. The new store is two stories -- girls turn right and boys turn left. Well you don't HAVE to do that of course. Couples and group poses (poseballs) are upstairs.
Tiny Bird is the other anchor store. Autumn Hykova seems to have really come into her own of late. I could have simply been in a fog of course, it wouldn't be the first time -- but her new hairs are very special. I especially like the sculpty hairs. It's a big plus when you don't have to worry about standing in front of a window and watching much of your crowning glory disappear.
This new and very well received Gattina hair that I am wearing is available at the Hair Fair 2009 right now. A bit of patience will work if you don't want to fight the crowds; it and the other new Hair Fair styles will be at the Festivale store soon.
Now I simply have to tell you about this vanity table from :[MudHoney]: Designs. With only a small presence in Festivale, Mudhoney packs a huge amount of creativity in the tiny satellite shop. This dressing table is feminine surely, but this is not a "girlie" table by any means *wink*. It comes with both a "gaze at yourself" pose and a smoke break. Cigarettes -- both in a package and a wearable single -- are included.
While not prim light, the package includes both a coalesced version for easy placement and stand alone vanity, chair, flower in vase, cigarettes etc. So you can balance your desires with your prim budget. While I don't smoke in that other life, I find it relaxing after a long virtual day. And since there are neither health consequences or second hand smoke to pollute the air, my conscience is completely clear.
That's my personal tour of the new Festivale. Be sure and venture over and discover your own special stores and relaxation spots sometime soon.
Sugar Mill
While I have been busy today working on a complex post for tomorrow, my buddies have been out having fun. And since they are very good buddies, they took some photos of their adventures and I put them into a collage for you.
The main news is that Sugar Mill has some very nice Michael Jackson memorial poses out at the entrance for free. Benicia said at least one appears to be sized for big guys. While they wandered the store, they won some goodies on the lucky boards and TPed Wonder in when a "W" came up on the male threesome pose. That was fun as you might imagine so they had to try it out. Laughing a lot in the implementation I suspect. LOL.
Other news they picked up while there is that the RFL Rose Hunt seems to be postponed. At least there was a sign stating so. Xia loved the LOVE prop outside on the porch. No one was a match for the fortune teller and while there are several GW hunts going on at Sugar Mill, no finds happened today.
Oh, Wonder was a lucky winner on the new MM board at the NEW location of Phoenix - Firefall. I'm not sure if it will stay a guy thing for awhile. It may have switched so be sure and check that out. The prize of yesterday was the Raven accessories set. Since I have and ADORE the Raveness set, I can tell you that clicking would be a good thing :D
So that's my passed along report for the afternoon. I'm heading back to MY project now. Enjoy!
Poses by Sugar Mill.
Summer Minis
It's a mini dress day and Benicia is the star -- at least for this first part. She found a great white mini as an opening dollarbie at Amanda's Fashion in Harlow. It is classically simple with smooth shadows and textures that form a perfect backdrop for her Primagine necklace.
I was wearing the newest French Farm gift with a great super short denim skirt. It flounces in an oh so perky manner that is very fetching *wink*. It will be available at the French Farm for the next week. I dug into my newly slimmed down by half inventory and added some cute bangles from Harlot.
Being big on basics in my personal wardrobe, I zipped over to Amanda's and picked up a white mini for myself. It comes in multiple layers so it is very flexible and perfect for showing off all sorts of accessories and jewelry. I'm sure you'll be seeing it again soon. Benicia is wearing another summer dress from Amanda's. Very reasonably priced, it comes with both a harlter back and a tank style top as well as undies.
Prelude has an oh so cute summer outfit complete with sculpty hat. The sculpty prim skirt and belt are both click to resize which make things so much easier for us slightly oversized gals. Yeah! Definitely fun and superbly feminine, if this is your style, stop by and take a closer look.
OK - LOL. Some days it really pays to do your blogger homework. The Prelude outfit above came to me marked as a review. I went over to the shop to learn more and found a ton of really cute looking outfits including some retro styles. I searched but couldn't find the dress I was wearing. Then I found a small white box at the entrance. This dress and hat are FREE! Oh my. A bonus for us all. If you come by, be sure and look at the other dresses as they are extremely stylish.
/me dances away feeling proud of herself for checking things out ......
Poses by Vain and LAP.
Rha! Rha! Rha!
I was thrilled to get DSN goodies from Rha! this morning. And after trying the items on, I was definitely shouting for joy. The box contained all sorts of wonderful things included some great pinstripe slacks perfect for Fall.
But, the star of the show -- for me anyway -- is the dress. Granted, it is a system skirt and "I" at least have major issues with the new viewers and skirts. Still, I have to believe this problem will eventually get fixed. And for those of you not having issue? Hooray!
Linden Lab idiosyncrasies aside, I was simply blown away with the perfection of the details. There is even a small split seam on the back sleeve with embroidery that matches the slit on the skirt. I mean wow!
I spent a very long time trying on accessories with the dress, wanting to do my best to show it to you at ITS best. In the end I opted for a simple rosary bracelet from Kunstkammer, simple pumps from Adam and Eve and some retroesce hair from Truth.
I went over to the Rha! store after pairing the gray slacks with an old favorite sweater (NLA). You can see from my close ups that the precise detailing carries through. While I was perusing the offerings, I noticed that the store had a Bedtime Story Hunt prize somewhere, so of course I went searching. It is so cute. Bright aqua jammies in a variety of layers.
And that's the news from the Rha! store :D
Poses by LAP and Creamy Cooljoke.
Top photos taken at the Retro and Vintage House, a wonderful spot for cool retro furnishing.
Irresistible Finds
Irresistible has a hunt going on and unlike a lot of the store hunts of late, this one is REALLY free :D. If you are on a limited budget, Irresistible may be the store for you. Not only is the hunt fun and easy, you can also camp for items. This very cute babydoll top and jeans set is an example. I wasn't the only one sitting for fifteen minutes to garner a prize while I cammed for crystal hunt hearts. AND, there are a ton of lucky boards right above the prize camp chairs. I won two more outfits there.
So far that's three ways to get some fun items for free. But wait, there's more -- of course there is. A large display of freebie items is up near the entrance and there is a collection of dollarbies on a mock up stage setting. All in all this is a bargain hunters paradise. Oops, I forgot to mention the skins on the lucky board.
All the free stuff aside, you can actually BUY things here also and some of the items are very cute. There is even a small menswear section and jewelry upstairs.
This perky mini is my favorite hunt item. I didn't find all the prizes although the ones I did find seemed very obvious. Who knows where those low numbered one escaped too?
These super cute sandals were also part of the hunt. For some reason they are very appealing to me :D. Maybe its the porcupine platforms. Who knows? Anyway, these are great summer sandals and I bet you have a bikini they will go with somewhere.
The necklace I paired with my new found goods is a beautifully made set from M!ne. Delicate but still a statement maker, the set includes earrings, necklace and bracelet as well as a belly ring and finger ring (not shown). The pieces come with resize scripts but fit me perfectly without adjustments (yeah!). Venture over if you are in the market for some dressy accoutrement's for you latest outfits.
Poses by Vain and Mela.
Romantic Mornings
Once again Belle Belle has put out a spectacular gift in the lucky boards. With a bistro set, breakfast a deux, and a lovely garden backdrop, this package is both romantic and versatile. If you are watching your prims, you can rez parts of the set as needed. And with a candle and rose as separate parts, this breakfast table can easily turn into a midnight trysting place. You could also use the dining set inside your house or skybox. It doesn't have to live in the garden.
I was particularly pleased with this set as I had just set up a patio garden at a friend's place. What a wonderful addition! Note the shade? That is from the giant October Rust tree I blogged awhile ago. It makes a perfect -- and private -- canopy for more intimate moments. And while my friend and I are not "that kind" of buddies, I did get us in one of the more romantic animations -- just so you can see :D
There are instructions for the pose balls which make things much easier. And if you like you can delete the pose balls after use and have the table without floating text, waiting for your next dining experience. You can also use your own poses with the chairs of course, but the ones provided are very nicely done with smooth animations.
The newly filled lucky boards will run for about a month and you can find them at both the main store and the fantasy store . The boards are 20 and 10 mintues so there is time to TP friends in -- and ya know they'll thank ya!
[Edit] Boards are now for group members only. Sorry I missed that change earlier. You can join the group when you TP in as the greeter always asks you :D
The cute and summery shorts set I am wearing hales from idk -- a new shop appearing on the scene last month. The separates are very nicely made with lovely finishing. I especially like the cut out bra top. And the colors are SO happy! Much fun!
Pose by Torridwear who is sadly semi-retiring. The good news is that poses are now $25.
And also in the posing department, LAP is now once again open with an all new sim I have yet to visit :D
Steaming in Punk
Posted by Chic Aeon in freebies on Monday, June 22, 2009
Today's hO wEAr freebie is a complete steam punk outfit HeidiHo style. The outfit includes everything shown here except for shoes which are oldies from Adam and Eve.
I especially like the wild stockings. If this looks like your style, you know the system by now. This will be up for free until 8 pm this eve SL time.
Pose by LAP.
Hunting for Hope
The Hope Hunt started today. This is a RFL hunt and race and is a bit different than our typical hunts. You are looking for yellow roses and a simple touch records your find. Not all roses have gifts and stores can have from one to many. (The most I found this afternoon was a dozen.)
I started hunting at SYSY in the Sexy Second sim. I saw the store's post on a feed and that's how I heard about the hunt. The good news is that not only is there a lovely outfit in the roses (some parts in each rose) the scripting was all correct and it worked perfectly.
The other good news is that there are some lovely gifts to be found. The bikini from CIPRIA COUTURE is an example. The print is gorgeous and the design is quite different from your everyday beach wear. Works for me :D . My earrings are one of two pair from Cover Girl.
The not so good news is that scripting isn't always correct and can lead to confusion. I'm guessing this is partly do to the vendor's share of the equation as some worked as you would expect and other gave erroneous info. So, for example, You enter a place with at least six roses to be found. You can see them on the floor in front of you -- so no ESP is required. You click on a rose and it congratulates you for finding it and tells you that you have found all the roses in this location and to go to (empty URL) to find a list of more places to hunt. This happens OFTEN so be prepared.
The other plus and minus issue is that the rose messages are all in chat and not to the individual avatar. This is good if you can't find one of the yellow beauties, but see "Good Hunting Avatar" getting a message that they found rose 5 for example. Since you need to be fairly close to the roses for the click to take, you can know that the rose is near that avatar. The downside is that it gets very confusing if a lot of avatars are clicking at once.
The other issue you may have -- at least in the first day of the hunt or so -- is that it seems like not all the roses are out. I am saying that because there were a few places where tons of us got stuck and couldn't find any roses and in the meantime found a variety of the other hunt objects in the same store. It seems sort of unlikely a store owner would hide a rose SO well when they didn't hide their other prize vendors to be difficult to find.
I only scratched the surface, but this seems like it could be a good hunt if you can get used to clicking on roses that give you nothing - LOL. I'm not sure how I will fair in the long run, but you have some info now and can go off on your own.
The list of participants is in the sidebar of the hunt blog. There seem to be a fair amount of unisex and male gifts too. Yeah for the guys!
Poses by LAP.
New Attitudes!
A quick post to let you know that Attitudes just put out a giant pack of lingerie and bikinis as their summer freebie. If you are in the Tuli group and your group messages were working (gasp) then you already know this. If not *wink* then you know now.
As you would expect they are lovely and come in a variety of styles and fabrics. Layer options are included for you tattoo buffs.
Poses by LAP.
Neutrals: Spring to Fall
I love color, but sometimes neutrals better fit the mood. Lemania's retiring dollarbie (Cruella) may be in the beige to brown palette, but it certainly isn't boring. It comes with a bold leopard print top and print pants in a coordinating pattern. a nice prim belt spans the two lively separates. Best of all, it gave me a backdrop so to speak to try out some of my new accessories in -- you guessed it -- neutrals.
Both my armwarmers and scarf hale from Maitreya. I had fun with the seven different ways to wear the scarf, and decided short was best this time around. My very cute boots in a great taupe color are from Pretties by JB. My beret is an oldie from MG Fashion. Put them together and you have a stylishly fun outfit that can span several seasons up there in the crisp mountain air.
If you miss Cruella at the main shop, it will be in the changing room for the next week.
Poses by Pretzel Poses.
Whispering Flowers
It's been a You Can't Get There From Here -- You Can't Wear That day for me. Very few things are working no matter where you are. I did manage to get a lovely outfit together and a pose to load. That's what you get from me today. No coordinating jewelry although I have some great possibilities :D. Another day perhaps.
This very pretty sculpty dress comes from studio-m. Happily, I can report the sculpty skirt works well even in today's dire circumstance -- woot! The rose accent adds a feminine touch to the sleek design.
I was especially happy to find this dress as it coordinates perfectly with my butternut Fusion Boots from Pretties by JB. They have cute details on the back and tiny open toes. The heels are carefully textured.
The studio-m shop is filled with cute outfits at very reasonable prices, and for those of you that love the boards, there is a five minute lucky chair as well as a midnight mania prize. If you end up at a central TP point, click on the teleporter board to get to the studio-m shop. Hard to say if that's the plan with what's going on today - LOL.
Shoes are upstairs.
Pose by Torridwear.
I stuck around for a bit and won the lucky chair dress. Very pretty :D
Pose by Vain.
Not a Hair Fair Post!
New skin, new necklace, new sweater, new to me hair -- but NOT a hair fair post :D
Since I try to bring you new news, and since most of the bloggers out there are firmly in the Hair Fair 2009 campaign, I'm going to guess that it will be well covered. I'll be working on whittling down my inventory and posting on other subjects. So be sure and catch up on the feeds (links in my sidebar if you need them) to keep abreast of all the new hair news.
Skin shown is a free customer appreciation gift from LeLutka. Find it in the middle of the women's skin department on a table. My necklace is from the lucky board at Mischievous Cat. My hair and sweater are from Maitreya and my pants are from A-Bomb (previously featured).
Pose by flowery.
Retro Fever
I started my morning with the hunt at Retrology. I always go to the hunts there and I always have a great time, partly because I enjoy the sim so much. The retailers change from time to time and move to larger or smaller spots, the seasons bring new decor and it is always a pleasure to stroll and peruse the changes. I was already decked out in a retro outfit from the night before, so I fit in well with the locale. I noticed other hunters also in period garb and that made it even more fun.
My outfit above is from alafolie at Fashionista. Find the tortoise shell mirror (much like the magnifying glasses you may have been looking for in other hunts) and get this great outfit. There are two mirrors in this store, so be sure you find them both. Carefully locate the parts of the outfit before logging off. Some will end up in your Clothing folder and others in your Objects folder. There are some cute outfits here so take a look at the offerings before you hurry on to your next stop. Several stores are participating in this hunt and all the mirrors are easy to find. The hardest part for me was finding the various stores in the large sim :D .
I am wearing some color change wedgie shoes from Sun Made Fashions and an older Hobo Bag from Celestial Studios. My very cool glasses are part of a gift from B&G at the Car Wash Hunt. Find the cake and get four cool pair. The hunt spans two sims with lots of goodies to pick up. I hadn't been to Car Wash before, and it is indeed much fun. The hunt is almost over, so get over there soon.
Pose by Tuli.
Retrology outfits shown (left to right) are from Pink Cadillac (includes shoes), Thimbles, and Hang the DJ! The color change bracelet are from Fresh Baked Goods and the hairs from Pocket Mirrors. The hearts you are looking for are most often a shade of pink, but can be other colors and even patterns, so don't get into the pink heart mindset :D. Look for the hearts both inside of the shops and in the public areas.
Poses by LAP, Vain, Glitterati.
Dress by Punch Drunk, glasses by Fab Pony, hair by House of Heart -- all from the hunt. Purse by +plus, Shoes by Adam and Eve (not from hunt).
Pose by Vain.
Gifts also include non-clothes items including a red retro chair and a rainbow bubble chair from Greene Solutions. There are of course many more than I have shown here and many that I didn't even find. LAP is participating, but alas the LAP heart eluded me!
Accessories - Bright and Fun
Jewelry, purses, scarves and all those other fun things that make an outfit stand out sometimes sit in my "to be blogged" folder way too long waiting for just the right outfit. So while I am continuing on in inventory clean out mode (finally to my clothing folder -yeah) I decided to simply blog them on their own. Some are new today, some from DSN and some from hunts that are still going on. All should still be available.
The cute head scarf is from the Dissident Rock store on the MHOH. I love the print and it works well within the Olivia hair from Tiny Bird offering a girlish look to a male prize. The Kiss Me tee shirt with long undershirt hales from Thalia -- stop numba 69 on the 151 station tour. My silver leggings are from MALT.
Bright and colorful and definitely cheery, the Lostwood store has a lot of gifts as well as reasonably priced accessories. The bead bracelet is marked as today's freebie and it is a cutie, so zip on over while it is still around. Other great items that I picked up included a fun purse full of stuff (I so love "stuff") and the plain bangles I won at the Lucky Cupcake. There is a large supply of mouth attachments on the counter for a linden a piece and there are other freebies not shown here. I don't want to spoil all the fun. This is a bangle paradise so if bangles work themselves into your stylesheets, you'll probably love this store too.
Another stocked purse hales from MEZZO's Lucky board. Both animated and nonscripted versions come in the prize box. The animation is a bit choppy so your own purse AO or animation will likely be better for everyday wearing. Don't forget they have a great necklace in the other lucky board (previously blogged). The Caged Rainbow necklace comes from Mad About on the MHOH.
The scarf is one of the nushru opening prizes. Find the strawberries and get the prizes. If you haven't been prize hunting there, you can definitely come home with a ton of hunt prizes, so just look around.
The tea cup hat and color change choker are from ChaosLotus via DSN. There are two other cute 'n free bangle sets at the store as well as a lucky board. Both DSN and the bangle sets included a pose hud which acts as a pose stand ANYWHERE -- very handy and I use it often.
Jeans by WoE. Tank NLA.
Poses by LAP.


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BOSTON -- A federal judge Monday released one of the friends of Boston Marathon suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on $100,000 bond, on the condition he remain in his mother's home and wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
Robel Phillipos, whose bond was secured by property put up by a third party, was set free late Monday afternoon.
The development came as controversy swirled over where to bury Tamerlan Tsarnaev, one of the two suspects in the April 15 bombings: Protesters called for his remains to be laid to rest anywhere but on U.S. soil.
His mother, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva called the director of a Worcester, Mass., funeral home where Tsarnaev's body awaits burial and asked that he do what he can to get the body back to Russia, the director said Monday.
Peter Stefan, of Graham Putnam & Mahoney Funeral Parlor, said Tsarnaeva was crying as she made the request.
"She's still his mother," Stefan said.
But others said they would be willing to bury Tsarnaev. Sheikh Abu-Omar Almubarac, the founder of the organization that built Colorado's largest mosque, said he offered to bury Tsarnaev in a Denver-area Muslim cemetery as long as his family can get the body to Denver.
Wearing an oversized black men's jacket over a white dress shirt, Phillipos was ushered by his family and lawyers into a waiting car outside the courthouse. U.S. Magistrate Judge Marianne Bowler said Phillipos, 19, will be allowed to leave his mother's home for medical emergencies or to see his attorney.
Despite agreeing to Phillipos' pretrial release, "The government stands by its allegations," said Assistant U.S. Attorney John Capin. Outside court, attorneys for Phillipos said he was unaware of the plot to launch the marathon bombings.
"At no time did Robel have any prior knowledge of this marathon bombing, nor did he participate in any of the planning done by the defendant in this case," said his attorney, Susan Church. Phillipos was a marketing major with a minor in sociology at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and was to graduate in 2015, according to papers filed with the court.
The university has said Phillipos was not enrolled at the time of his arrest. Phillipos, of Cambridge, Mass., was arrested by the FBI last week along with two other men after allegedly lying about disposing of evidence from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's dorm room at the university.
The move to allow Phillipos to go free on bail is a shift for federal prosecutors, who last week said they thought Phillipos was a flight risk and should continue to be detained.
Papers filed before the hearing by Phillipos' attorney and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz said the lawyers had agreed on a plan to free Phillipos.
"Since the initial appearance, the parties have conferred extensively and now agree that the court can fashion strict conditions of release that will reasonably assure the defendant's appearance at future proceedings," the court papers said.
Phillipos faces up to 8 years in prison if convicted.
Authorities said he lied to investigators about visiting Tsarnaev's dorm room three days after the bombings.
Phillipos' lawyers argued that his presence on the UMass-Dartmouth campus the day the other friends allegedly removed evidence from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's room was a coincidence.
With Gary Dymski and AP


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Visual puns
Oh how I love a good visual pun! Visual puns are the ultimate in puns; they've got everything: They're visual and they're puns. What more could you ask for? They've been used by literally hundreds of people to achieve humor. Everyone from Gary Larson, author of The far side comics, to George W. Bush, former president of the United States of America. When I see a well crafted groaner it makes me... well... groan. It makes me omit a sound that is indescribable. It's sort of an UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGH! mixed with a GAH! But it does more than that, it makes me happy, it makes me think, think about visual puns, it makes me want to yell to the world, "Holy cow! That's hilarious!". But most of all, it makes me forget all the troubles of the world, if only for a second. If I were to search the whole world over, I would never find anything that makes me happier than a really funny visual pun... Or a tiny sombrero, I like them, too.
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